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Jeff Sebo

Jeffrey Raymond Sebo (born February 24, 1983)[1][2] is an American philosopher. He is clinical associate professor of environmental studies, director of the animal studies MA program, and affiliated professor of bioethics, medical ethics, and philosophy at New York University.[3] In 2022, he published his first sole-authored book, Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves.

Jeff Sebo
Sebo in 2021
Born
Jeffrey Raymond Sebo

(1983-02-24) February 24, 1983 (age 41)
Education
Spouse
Maryse Mitchell-Brody
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(m. 2014; sep. 2022)​
EraContemporary philosophy
InstitutionsNew York University
ThesisThe Personal Is Political (2011)
Doctoral advisorJ. David Velleman
Main interests
Animal ethics, bioethics, environmental ethics, medical ethics
Websitejeffsebo.net

Early life and education

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Sebo is the son of Sheryl L. Sebo, an organist, and Eric J. Sebo, a systems special operations manager, of Plano, Texas.[1] He studied philosophy and sociology at Texas Christian University, graduating summa cum laude with a BA in 2005. In the same year, he published his first academic article, "A Critique of the Kantian Theory of Indirect Duties to Animals," in Animal Liberation Philosophy & Policy.[4] During his studies, he founded two animal rights groups in Fort Worth, Texas, one that hosted movie nights and ran leafletting campaigns and another that facilitated care for feral cats.[5][6] Sebo completed his PhD at New York University in 2011. His dissertation, The Personal Is Political, was supervised by Derek Parfit, John Richardson, Sharon Street, and J. David Velleman (chair of the committee).[6]

Career

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After graduating, Sebo took a postdoc at New York University (NYU) in animal and environmental studies until 2014, when he took up a one-year postdoctoral position in bioethics with the National Institutes of Health. From 2015 to 2017, Sebo worked as a research assistant professor of philosophy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was the associate director of the Parr Center for Ethics at the university. He returned to NYU in 2017 as a clinical assistant professor in environmental studies, with affiliate roles in bioethics, medical ethics, and philosophy. He directs the university's animal studies MA programme.[6]

Sebo has been a board member of Minding Animals International since 2014, a mentor and contributing writer at Sentient Media[7] from 2020 and a senior research affiliate at the Legal Priorities Project since 2021; he was an executive committee member of the Animals & Society Institute from 2012 to 2020, board member of Animal Charity Evaluators from 2015 to 2021 and an advisory member of the Sentience Institute from 2018 to 2020.[6]

In 2018, Sebo co-authored Food, Animals and the Environment: An Ethical Approach, a book devoted to food ethics, with Christopher Schlottmann.[8] In the same year, Sebo was among those filing an amicus brief in support of granting legal personhood to chimpanzees.[9][10] Chimpanzee Rights: The Philosopher's Brief was published by Routledge in 2018; Sebo was one of 13 authors, along with Kristin Andrews, Gary L Comstock, G. K. D. Crozier, Sue Donaldson, Andrew Fenton, Tyler M. John, L. Syd M. Johnson, Robert C. Jones, Will Kymlicka, Letitia Meynell, Nathan Nobis, and David Pena-Guzman.[10]

In 2020, Sebo was promoted to clinical associate professor.[6] His first sole-authored book, Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves, was published by Oxford University Press in 2022.[11][12] In 2024, Sebo, along with Jonathan Birch and Kristin Andrews, launched the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness.[13] His second sole-authored book, The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why, is forthcoming, published by Norton.[14]

Sebo was included in Vox's 2024 "Future Perfect 50", a list highlighting individuals making significant contributions to a better future.[15]

Personal life

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In 2014, Sebo married Maryse Mitchell-Brody, a psychotherapist, in a ceremony officiated by a Universal Life minister.[1] The couple lived together in Brooklyn, New York, with their dog Smoky until their separation in 2022.[16][17]

Selected publications

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  • Sebo, Jeff (July 5, 2022), "Wild animals", The Routledge Companion to Environmental Ethics (1 ed.), New York: Routledge, pp. 63–71, doi:10.4324/9781315768090-8, ISBN 978-1-315-76809-0, retrieved August 27, 2022
  • Sebo, Jeff (2022). Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-086101-8.
  • Andrews, Kristin; Comstock, Gary L; Crozier, G.K.D.; Donaldson, Sue; Fenton, Andrew; John, Tyler M; Johnson, L. Syd M; Jones, Robert C; Kymlicka, Will; Meynell, Letitia; Nobis, Nathan; Pena-Guzman, David; Sebo, Jeff (2018). Chimpanzee Rights: The Philosophers' Brief (PDF). Kristin Andrews, Gary Comstock, G. K. D. Crozier, Sue Donaldson, Andrew Fenton, Tyler John, L. Syd M. Johnson, Robert Jones, Will Kymlicka, Letitia Meynell, Nathan Nobis, David M. Pena-Guzman. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-61866-4.
  • Schlottmann, Christopher; Sebo, Jeff (2018). Food, Animals and the Environment: An Ethical Approach. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-80112-7.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Maryse Mitchell-Brody and Jeffrey Sebo". The New York Times. July 6, 2014. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Jeff Sebo [@jeffrsebo] (February 24, 2021). "Today is my birthday! Please help me celebrate by sharing a surprising fact about an animal that more people should know. Photos very welcome too. Thanks!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Jeff Sebo". NYU Arts & Science. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Sebo, Jeff (2005). "A Critique of the Kantian Theory of Indirect Duties to Animals" (PDF). Animal Liberation Philosophy & Policy. 2 (2): 54–72. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Sebo, Jeff (May 4, 2016). "Platter Chatter" (Interview). Interviewed by Jessica Porter.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Jeff Sebo. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jeff Sebo, Author at Sentient Media". Sentient Media. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Reviews of Food, Animals and the Environment:
  9. ^ Venkatraman, Sakshi (April 16, 2018). "Professor Thinks Chimpanzees Should Be Legally Considered People | Washington Square News". Washington Square News. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Reviews of Chimpanzee Rights: The Philosophers’ Brief:
    • Benz-Schwarzburg, Judith (February 2019). "Review" (PDF). EurSafe News. 21 (1): 10–11.
    • Thompson, R. Paul (September 2020). The Quarterly Review of Biology. 95 (3): 253–254. doi:10.1086/710398.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  11. ^ Coverage:
  12. ^ Reviews:
  13. ^ Falk, Dan (April 19, 2024). "Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  14. ^ "The Moral Circle". W. W. Norton & Company. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  15. ^ Walsh, Bryan (November 21, 2024). "The 2024 Future Perfect 50". Vox. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  16. ^ "Jeff Sebo". Routledge. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  17. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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